The best thing about Windows 10 remote assistance is, you can access all computer programs, files, and data of your home computer without getting any error. You just need an internet connection, and both the PC turned on.

As we all know, A good example is the best precept. Let’s take an example to understand how to use remote desktop to connect to a Windows 10 PC?

You need to access a file from your home computer. Unfortunately, you are out of your home and must be thinking how to remote access Windows 10 PC? Here, Microsoft Remote Desktop assistant will help you.

Go to the nearest internet cafe which is readily available in any location, turn on any computer, open RDC and connect it to your home laptop. Now you can access all your data and files with RDC.

There are many other examples exist to understand why we use remote desktop to connect to a Windows 10 PC. ButI think the above example is enough to know the uses of Remote Desktop connection in Windows 10.

Remote desktop Windows 10 home Window with the name System Properties will appear

Go to the Remote tab, and you can see two new options Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop

Here check on “Allow remote connections to this computer” and uncheck “Allow connections only from computers running Remote desk.” As it can complicate the setup process

And we are just done, click on Apply and then Ok to finish settings to enable Windows remote desktop port.

Good To Know: “Allow connections only from the computer running remote desktop with network level authentication,” This option is beneficial for security purpose and it will set up authentication and will allow only those people to connect who are known to you.

You can select this option later to add your known people credentials.

So, We have made the basic settings for Windows 10 RDC to enable the remote desktop feature.

Step#3 Find IP Address

Now it’s time to find IP address, ie. Local IP address & Public IP address.

Find Local IP Address: To Connect PC To Local Network

Open Command Prompt.

Type “ipconfig” and press Enter

Note down the IPv4 Address information, which is the address that identifies your computer on the local network.

Find My Public IP Address: To Connect PC To the Internet

If you wish to connect remote desktop over the internet, you will need to find your public IP Address to connect to another device.

The steps are as under:

Open GoogleChrome web browser or another web browser.

Type “What is my IP” and press Enter.

Your public IP address should be the first result.

Now we have our full material to connect Windows 10 PC to remote desktop. As we have completed our 80% of the process to connect remote desktop now we will learn how to start a remote desktop connection.

Before this, We will see what we have done in short:

We have enabled remote desktop successfully

Collected Local IP address

or, Our Public IP address too

That means we have all the essential materials to connect remote desktop.

Let’s Do That…

How To Start Remote Desktop Connection: Remote Access Windows 10

Into the device, that you will be using to connect to your PC remotely, Open Remote Desktop connection or remote desktop app.

Good to know: If you don’t have the remote desktop app, you can get it from Windows 10 app store. Just type “remote desktop connection Windows 10 download“.

Click on the Add(+) icon and then go to the Desktop Option.

Enter the local IP address, If you are trying to connect to your PC over theLocal Network

And, Enter the Public IP address, If you wish to connect to your PC over the Internet connection

Click on Add Account.

Moreover, Enter the account information of the remote computer

Good to know: If your remote computer is using a Local account, enter the local ID(Username) and password. And If the remote computer is using Microsoft account, Enter their Microsoft account Information.

Hit the Save Button

While completing the remote desktop connection process, A certificate warning will come, check on the option Don’t ask for this certificate again

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